By Nicol Colchete, CEI Intern and Christine Mason Who Is Affected by DACA? Roughly 800,000 undocumented young people will be impacted by the Trump administration’s decision to end Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This will end the protection of immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children. Thus, the termination of DACA will leave these people in legal limbo. According to the Department of Homeland Security, DACA will be phased out with a

By Morgan Grant, CEI Intern Editiorial note. Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, the wildfires in California, and other natural disasters wreck havoc on communities. In addition to the lost of lives and injuries, the disasters bring millions of concerns as people go about the clean-up and start rebuilding their lives. Here are some thoughts for schools. Hurricane Harvey was one of the most intense storms to have hit Texas in recent years. Schools in Houston, Texas are working hard t

Participating teachers who complete the validation study have an opportunity to enter a drawing for the following prizes: 10 Amazon Gift Cards valued at $50 each. We are particularly interested in involving elementary and middle schools where we might obtain a 65-70% response rate from teachers. (Principals, teachers, and other educators, your responses will be coded and reported separately.) This validation study is being conducted by the Center for Educational Improvement,